Highly Pure Eucalyptol Oil

Eucalyptol is a natural organic compound that is a colorless Liquid. It is a cyclic ether and a monoterpenoid.

Eucalyptol is also known by a variety of synonyms: 1,8-cineol, 1,8-cineole, cajeputol, 1,8-epoxy-p-menthane, 1,8-oxido-p-menthane, eucalyptol, eucalyptole, 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-oxabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, cineol, and cineole.

Composition:
The content of eucalyptol is 90% of eucalyptus oil,leading to its name. Wormwood, rosemary, common sage, Cannabis sativa, and other aromatic plant foliage contain eucalyptol. Eucalyptol may be toxic if ingested.

Properties:
Eucalyptol has a fresh mint like smell and a spicy, cooling taste. It is insoluble in water, but miscible with ether, ethanol, and chloroform.

The boiling point is 176A C and the flash point is 49A C. Eucalyptol forms crystalline adducts with hydrohalic acids, o-cresol, resorcinol, and phosphoric acid. Formation of these adducts is useful for purification.

Uses :
Flavoring and fragrance

Because of its pleasant, spicy aroma and taste, eucalyptol is used in flavorings, fragrances, and cosmetics. Cineole-based eucalyptus oil is used as a flavouring at low levels (0.002%) in various products, including baked goods, confectionery, meat products, and beverages.
In a 1994 report released by five top cigarette companies, eucalyptol was listed as one of the 599 additives to cigarettes. It is claimed to be added to improve the flavor.
Eucalyptol is an ingredient in commercial mouthwashes, and has been used in traditional medicine as a cough suppressant.

Insecticide and repellent
Eucalyptol is used as an insecticide and insect repellent.
In contrast, eucalyptol is one of many compounds that are attractive to males of various species of orchid bees, which gather the chemical to synthesize pheromones.
It is commonly used as bait to attract and collect these bees for study.
One such study with Euglossa imperialis, a nonsocial orchid bee species, has shown that the presence of cineole (also eucalyptol) elevates territorial behavior and specifically attracts the male bees.
It was even observed that these males would periodically leave their territories to forage for chemicals such as cineole, thought to be important for attracting and mating with females, to synthesize pheromones.